Wednesday, February 13, 2013
WOYWW #193
Hey y'all! It's that time again, What's on your workdesk? Wednesday. Wanna know what it's about? Check with the dear and fabulous Julia over at Stamping Ground and see more desks there, too. :) I have a few pictures to show today. One is my desk, a few of what I've made recently, one of how I store my dies/nesties and one in response to Brigita's question about what I use to hang my punches on my pegboard. So, without further ado:
So there's the desk...you can see I've finally gotten to play with my new stamps from Australia! The sets are so awesome and I have mixed and matched elements from almost every one in a card I'm still working on, but I think it's looking great so far. :) Next is a card I made last week, but forgot to picture:
It says, "It's never too late to live Happily Ever After", which I think is so true and I'll probably turn this into some wall art of some sorts. I made the skirt stand out, which you can't see, but anyways. And I'm not that great at coloring, either. It didn't help that it was just a printed image on regular paper so it didn't respond very well to the water-coloring using distress inks. But I couldn't wait to get the actual stamps to start playing! They are here now and a few pics down you can see what I've done with them.
That's one of the cards from the stack of 100. This is one of the most complete ones and its springy so I thought I would share it today. :) Next is the actual stamps(Kanban) stamped with archival ink on watercolor paper and partially colored with distress inks and a small paintbrush. Two will be finished and then fussy cut to stand out or be the focal piece on a wedding anniversary card I'm supposed to have done this weekend.
Here is how I store my metal dies. On the same sheet they came on! I like having the front of the package for the image. I cut up some magnetic sheets and sticky taped them down on the back. I got the magnetic sheets from the Dollar Tree! They had some big sheets, 8"x14"(labeled Clever Magnet Floor Vent Covers), that I got for a dollar each. Each one cut up into several sections for the backs of the packages. Then I just store them all together in that creamy colored container right there.
Here is a close-up of how I store my MS punches. I took a few out of their holders so you could see the pieces better. They are actually the same piece, just one is spread apart because I had more room there.
So, that's that this week. Hope you've enjoyed your peek and can leave me a comment with your WOYWW # so I can visit you back! :)
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Hi Love your blog and lots of fab Ideas :0)
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW Heather # 62
I have awarded you a Liebster award
it tells you about it here x
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Thank you so much Heather!
DeleteI have accepted the award from you and Eliza in a separate post, along with listing the 5 blogs I passed it on to. :)
Thanks for stopping by this WOYWW! :)
some great cards I love those Kanban stamps they make great wedding cards and lovely cards for teenage girls
ReplyDeleteI love your storage ideas great tips
Happy WOYWW I hope you have a great day
Ria #47
What stunning stamps! Not seen those ones so thanks for sharing! Happy WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteWell aren't you the clever one!!! I hadn't thought of looking for those magnetic thingies at the Dollar Store. And hadn't thought of using them for my dies! Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteLove the stamps and I'd say your coloring is perfect!
Happy WOYWW
Hugs,
Kay #125
You are so sweet! I know my coloring on the first one, the darker blue and gold one, is kinda spotty...see first I used watercolor pencils and then a wet brush but it didn't go too well. And I tried to fix it with distress ink. It's probably because I wasn't using watercolor paper! But I was so anxious to color that image I just used a print off from online, and didn't think to print it off on watercolor paper. Silly, huh? :) But I think my coloring on the second set, of three, is much better, but I used proper paper and archival ink to stamp, so that helps! :)
Deletegreat looking cards! Love the storage idea for the punches. I think when I move room I am going to have to find a way to store mine. I started the magnetic sheets a while back and store them in a case I got from Crafters Companion. Have a great week and thanks for sharing. Vickie #17
ReplyDeleteAwesome stamps, so love the kaiser ones but those Kanban are to die for. You have done a brilliant job on colouring them. Looks like you have some fun times ahead with some new toys to play with.
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Eliza
Lots of lovely ideas, especially the storage. You have an impressive amount of things in a small space. Thank you for your visit and kind comments. I think I shall be doing a lot of stamping first and then do the colouring in later - with the stand alone stamps anyway. The scene ones are a little more tricky and probably more fun. Have a good week with all your lovely new things. xx Maggie #8
ReplyDeleteYour cards are awesome. Lovin the dress forms. And I like the way you're storing your punches on the pegboard. Great idea. April #119
ReplyDeleteHappy Very Belated WOYWW. Loving those stamps and your colouring is fab. Ali x #12
ReplyDeleteAli, your link doesn't work, which is to say it doesn't take me to your WOYWW post...but thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment. I would return the visit if I could find you. :)
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